ithuba

Xhosa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ítʰuːɓa]

Noun

íthuba class 5 (plural ámáthuba class 6)

1. occasion, opportunity

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːtʰuːɓa/

Noun

ī́thuba class 5 (plural amáthuba class 6)

1. chance, opportunity

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative ethubeni)

	singular		plural
full form	ithuba		amathuba
simple form	lithuba		mathuba
locative	ethubeni		emathubeni
copulative	yithuba		ngamathuba
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wethuba	owethuba	wamathuba	owamathuba
class 2	bethuba	abethuba	bamathuba	abamathuba
class 3	wethuba	owethuba	wamathuba	owamathuba
class 4	yethuba	eyethuba	yamathuba	eyamathuba
class 5	lethuba	elethuba	lamathuba	elamathuba
class 6	ethuba	awethuba	amathuba	awamathuba
class 7	sethuba	esethuba	samathuba	esamathuba
class 8	zethuba	ezethuba	zamathuba	ezamathuba
class 9	yethuba	eyethuba	yamathuba	eyamathuba
class 10	zethuba	ezethuba	zamathuba	ezamathuba
class 11	lwethuba	olwethuba	lwamathuba	olwamathuba
class 14	bethuba	obethuba	bamathuba	obamathuba
class 15	kwethuba	okwethuba	kwamathuba	okwamathuba
class 17	kwethuba	okwethuba	kwamathuba	okwamathuba

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-thuɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thuɓa (3.2.9.9)”